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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
Y. M C, A.

The regular devotional meeting on last
Sunday afternoon was attended with an
increase of interest, the young men drop
ping in to listen and learn. An address
was given by j. B. Bennett, remarks fol-
lowing by Daniel Jones, E. w. James
and @. G. Eaton. Next Sunday afternoon,
Prof. Hantz, of the Northwestern Uni
versity, will deliver the address. The
following appointments are made from
the ladies auxiliary:
Mrs. D. Hall, Mrs. NJ. J. Woodland,
Miss Pauline Voss, Miss Mamie Hill,
volunteers on covering of tables.
Miss Annie Norris, Miss Annie Y. Ben
nett, Mrs. Robert Lewis, on window cur
tains
Miss Ida Sprague, Miss Annie Daniels,
Miss Annie Norris, decorative commit
tee.
Mrs. r. L. Potter, Mrs. NJ. N. Barber,
Mrs. M. J. Woodland, ladies' committee on
preparations for opening rooms to the
public.
All ladies interested in the association
are requested to meet in the rooms
(Chappelps block tomorrow Thursday
evening at o'clock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS AND INSTITU re.
Dodge COunty-FaII Series, 1857

Dodge COunty-FaII Series, 1857.
| Examinations will be held as follows:
At Beaver Dam, August 29th and Both.
At Waupun, August 81 and Sept. l.
! At Mayyille, September I'd and Sd.
At Neosho, September 9Th and 7th.
At Danville, September 9th and 10th.
At Redwood, September 18th and 18th
At Juneau, during the Institute.
At Fox Lake, September Goth and 30th.
At Horizon, October 7th and 9Th.
Exercises will begin at 8 o'clock A. NJ,
the first day. All in need of certificates
must obtain them on the merit Of work
done at one of the public examinations.
An institute will be held at Juneau,
beginning Monday morning, September
18th. and continuing through the week.
It will be conducted by Prof H. ]. Hut
ton, of the Platville Normal School and
Prof. S. Y. Gillian, of the Milwaukee
Normal School.
DR.. J. w. Stearns, of the University of
Wisconsin, will visit the institute, and
deliver public lecture on Tuesday
evening, September Goth
Hon. J. B. Thayer, State Superintend-
ent of Wisconsin, has assured me, unless
something unforeseen occurs to prevent,
that he will spend the greater part of the
week with US, and take an active part in
conducting exercises.
With such an array of educational
talent, grand opportunity is afforded
the teachers of Dodge county for i'm
provement, and therefore, it is, that I
confidently expect that all who possibly
can, will be in attendance. Teachers
who cannot spend one week, during the
year, had better quit the ranks.
Be promptly on hand at the opening
of the institute, and remain until the
close.
Bring books for reference and Manual
of the Course of Study All interested
are cordially invited to attend institute
and examination. J. T. FLAvtN,
Supt. of Schools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
PERSONAL.

John Ford is visiting at Whitewater.
F. Trzcinski was visitor last week at
Oshkosh.
w. T. Howe is visiting his parents at
Kenosha.
Ed Boyne, of Fond du Lac, is visiting
at his home in the First ward.
Miss Flora Hawks, of Juneau, has
been the guest of Miss Maggie Potter.
Mrs. Mary Moak, of Leavenworth,
Kan, is visiting her son, j. [. Moak.
The Misses Mary and Julia Nan, OF
Green Bay, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A
Boomer.
Mrs. Geo. Chesley and daughter, OF
0 vatonna, Mimi, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. I. Chesley.
Mrs. Fl. J. Hoffman, left this morning
for Milwaukee, to visit her mother, Mrs.
Lizzie SchuetZ.
H.T. Eberle attended the annual meet
ing of the State Board of Pharmacists,
held last week in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kelley, of Mime
apolis. were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Hills Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Ell. Hamilton, of Elgin, ILL.,, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. K,
Porter, in the town of WATERFOWL.
Fred. Nimmer, of Beaver Dam, is
spending few days in the city the guest
of Mrs. Edward Jansen, Sixth ward.
James d. Griswold, of Appleton, has
been on visit of some days at the home
of his mother, Mrs. w. Pease.
Mrs. @. E. Famous, Harry, Frank and
Nellie, of GAINESVILLE, have been visitors
since Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ill. s.
Howell.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
Board of Street Commissioners.

Special meeting of Board of Street Com
missioners Monday evening:
Commissioner WILDER offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resozued, That Pioneer Fire Co. No. 1
and Sack Go. are hereby disbanded, and
the office of chief engineer of fire depart
ment is hereby declared vacant.
A motion by Com. Habhegger that the
resolution be laid over to the next regular
meeting, was lost by the following votes
Ayes: Cordes, Gorder, Habhegger,
Moak. Nayes: Finn, Jones, WILDER.
The question then being upon the
adoption of the resolution, the same was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Cordes, Finn, Gorder, Jones,
Moak, WILDER Nayes: Habhegger.
The following resolution presented by
Com. Jones was passed:
Resozved, That we request that fire
company and hook and ladder company
be organized in accordance with the city
charter as soon as possible.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
BASE BALL.

What was intended to be TIE deciding
game of base ball between the Mutuals
of this city and the Juneaus was played
on the University grounGs last Wednes-
day afternoon. The game decided moth
ing and must be regarded by all fair
minded people, in view of all the circum
stances connected with its close as we'll as
the hesitating and contradictory action of
the umpire, as simply drawn battle.
Mr.. Kelly saw fit to call the game back
to the 9Th inning, giving the Juneau
club, of which he is manager, a victory
by the score of Is to 20. Mr.. Kelly's
work as umpire was full of shortcomings,
misjudgment and rank decisions. In fact
it would seem as though there was a
determination that the Mutuals should
be beaten at all hazards. In the ninth
inning the Juneaus were whitewsshed
and the Mutuals went to play their part
of the inning which would close the
game. The Mutuals made two tallies,
! had two men on bases and only one
striker out, when Mr.. Kelly stopped
the game because OF rain and darkness.
As to the matter of becoming too dark,
darkness did not cover the face of the earth
for fully three-quarters of al hour after
Mr. K. left the field the Mutuals mean
while standing their ground ready to
play out the game. AS to the rain plea
it was not raining sufficient to stop any
game of ball according to the rules when
the Juneaus deserted the field. But
when a club has its own umpire it takes
lots of chances about the violation of
rules. 1t must be admitted that it looked
sQually when the Juneau boys left the
field but this condition was no more APP
parent in the heavens than it was in the
outlook for the juneau club if the game
was allowed to proceed. The umpire of
a game being the manager of one Of the
contending clubs, makes almost any game
farce and will not give satisfaction In
one case out of a hundred. Watertown
feels that she was unfairly dealt by in
Wednesdays contest, and Juneau's base
ball reputation would be better served by
having another game played on neutral
ground and umpired by competent per-
son not specially interested in either club.
A game made up on this basis should be
played by the Mutuals and Athletics and
merit and not favoritism allowed to de-
eide the contest between them. We still
hold to it that no two amateur clubs in
the state are more evenly matched in
proves than Juneau and Watertown and
each should be justly treated on the dia-
mond. The score of the game as far as
played was as follows:
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17

Louis Stallman, for many years con-
nected with the dry goods house of Petit
bone & Co., Fond du Lac, is visitor at
his old home 10 the Second ward.
Anton Schumacher, ex-city treasurer,
has taken up his residence with his sons
in Milwaukee, and will superintend a
shoe factory for them. Mr.. Schumacher
leaves host of old friends here who will
be always pleased to hear of his success
in life.
William and Frank Smith, sors OF
c. Smith of the American House, left this
week for Sault de ST. Marie, Michigan,
where the boys have opened up in mer-
camille business. A host of friends wish
them success. As 6rst-class all-around
base ball player Frank will be greatly
missed by the Mutual club.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
Summer Excursions.

The Chicago and Northwestern Railway has
placed on sale cheap excursion tickets to Butfa
10, Niagara Falls Chautauqua Lake, Ogdens
bnrg and Rouse's Point, N. Y. Portland, Me-
Montreal and Quebec; Concord, Fabyans, North
Conway and Plymouth, n H; via Boston, Alex
andria Bay Thousand Islands,, Brantfordi Ber-
Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Ottowa.
Port Hone. Prescott, and Toronto, Ont. Bellows
Falls, Bethel, BraintIee, Burlington, Hartford.
Montpelier North6eld Eoyalton kutland R,S 81
Junction, VT, and other eastern points; also
tickets to Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland. Ore
gon, San Francisco. Los Angeles San Diego and
many other Points III the West and Northwest
For rates aud full information apply to
CHAS. H. WILDER,
2SWS Ticket Agent z. q NV, KY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
THE HARVEST EXCURSIONS

will be run by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway on Tuesday, August 80,
Tuesday, September 20, and Tuesday,
October IL, 1887, to all prominent land
points in Northern Iowa, Western Mime
sofa, Dakota and Nebraska, at one fare
for the round trip. Excursion tickets
will be good to return within thirty days
from date of sale. For further informa-
ton address A. V. Ell. Carpenter, General
Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
BASE BALL CHALLENGE.

We, the Watertown Mutuals, do here
by challenge the Juneau Athletics to play
us game of base ball for purse of $50
or more, on neutral grounds, captains
and managers of both clubs to agree on
umpire. Game to be played Monday,
Aug. 90, '87. Yours Respt.,
VIM. DICKoFF, A. F. WIEsEMAN,
Captain. Man. Wat. Mutuals.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
MARRIED.

At Kenosha, Wis, Sunday, August IA, 1887, by the
Rev. Harry Thor pson rector of St. Matthew's
Episcopal church, GEORGE J; HAWKINS ana
Miss MARY E. YOUNG, both of WatertoWn, WIS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
FOR RENT

On Washington street, south, one house
of seven rooms. Good well and cistern-
Inquire of Fl. j. Kuhn.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-09
Decline 81 Counterfeiting.

New York Commercial Advertiser
An industry which was formerly OF
great Importance, but which has
dwindIed into comparative insigni6-
canoe, is the manufacture Of counter
felt money. 1t had many able expo
nents. but like many more exalted
occupations, it has suffered from the
want of q proper sy stem of apprentice
ship The great masters of q genera
tion ago have disappeared, either
through death or other enforced re-
tirement, and no one has been trained
to take their places The chief cause
Of this, In the opinion OF national
bank Officer who was discussing the
question recently,is the increased vig-
lance and activity of thegovernment.
The task of the government, how
ever. has been very much easier said
he, by reason OF the fact that since
the war thereh has Been no state banks
to- issue currency Under the old
system there were SO many styles OF
bills it was almost impossible to
keep track Of thom aH, 50 as to dis
tinguish the counterfeit from the
genuine. The difficulty was aIl tho
greater because the bank bills were SO
low grade OF workmanship that il
was very easy to counterfeit them.
Consequent ycounterfeiting was q reg
ular business. During the war when
the government had its hands full OF
other matters. tho business AouIished.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-09

For some time alter the war, also,
counterfeiting was very common"
s'What else has hurt the businessi"
s'Weii, the processes OF manufacture
ing both specie and bills are enngt ant
" becoming more delicate and costly.
To turn out an absolutely perfect bill
or coin now requires very expensive
and bulky machinery. No counter
letter has the money to buy such MAJ
chinery and no place to put it up in If
he had it. Consequently his goods are
inferior and easily detected In form
er times a skillful workman could
turn out queer money just as good
looking as the genuine. Processes
OF manufacture were simple. Then
it was impossible to crush the busi-
ness ever with liberal use OF death
penalty. Now a counterfeit note or
coin is seldom seen in bank. Cen
teel crooks have turned from counter
feitng to the ssawdust' game. 1t is
safer and more profitable. =
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-09


The aggregate production ef shad
for distribution the present season
BY the United States Fish commits
sion has been enormous. The NUNS
Der produced has been increasing from
season to season, owing to the perfec-
tion Of the methods in use. Over 06
100000 young shad-fry have been re-
turned to the waters OF Chesapeake
Bay. The entire production Of the
fisheries ofthe Chesapeaketor tho pres
6flt season was about 1000, 600
young shad. II lis therefore evident
that for every mature shad taken
from the waters Of the Chesapeake
thirty-four young, healthy and vigor-
Gus shad have been returned to those
waters. For the Potomac river it is
already assured that the increase Of
1887 is fully 100000 shad over that
Of 1886. and the increase OF 1886,
over that Of 1885 exceeded 100,
600. In the Potomac fisheries alone
IN the last two seasons the increase
in shad has been over 250, 600, the in
crease representing q much largef
number than the entire catch of 1879.
IN which year the fisheries Of the Po-
tomac reached their lowest ebb.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-09
How an Illinois Preacher Draws
the People TO His Church.

Chicago Tribune.
Throughout the country in the
various schools and colleges photog-
raphy is used in teaching geology,
botany, etc. and is found to great
aid to the instructor. The ministers,
many Of whom are quick TO take adj
vantage OF all legitimate means to ill
their churches, have not been slow to
see that there WAS fssomething in it,"
1t was not very long time ago that
the Rev. G. III. Seaver, OF Jefferson,
ILL.,, was preaching TO a conparative-
" small congregation. The same
faces we're always seen before him in
the pews. but theattendants were the
brothers and sisters who, everybody
kpeY, were followers Of the Lord, and
for whom the Establishments of the
world had no delight. The young and
wayward did not come within the
sound of his voice, and Mr.. Seayer lelt
that he ought to leave his flock OF
ninety -and-nine and look forthe LAMB
that was lost. Through some fort
unate circumstance hS was induced
to get q Camera, and then followed
hours 81 study and experiment. Be-
fore long he purchased q magic Ian
tern, and one Sunday evening the
good people were astonished to hear q
sermon on Jonah and the whale, er
some other equally interesting sub
ject, with large pictures thrown upon
a sheet illustrating the address. Dur
! ing the following week the illustrated
sermon by Mr.. Seaver became gem
orally known, and the next Sunday
evening, when the sexton took up the
collection, he saw many new faces and
the hat grew much heavier than the
good brothers were won't to make it,
So the weeks went by and the ccngre-
CATION continued to increase. Then a
scarcity OF hymn books was complain
| ed OF, and Mr.. Seaver's next move was
TO use his lantern and cast the hymns
upon sheet where all could see. The
singing improved and few books are
now used, while the interest in Mr.
Seayer's sermons does not wane and
the church is crowded. I.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-09

There Is said to be $3.50 Ia the
Hawaiian treasury. AS this will buy
three gallons Of rum, itnay be severel
days before the King resigns. III the
front parlor, III p. m: Ethel Harry
called tonight, papa. He was too
witty for anything and all smiles.
Papa Yes; can smell thH smiles yet.
Town Topics.
Old gentleman tpnttine few cues.
tionsl Now, bovs-ah- you tell
me what commandment Adafa broke
when he took the forbidden frl3itY
,6Eaii scholar IKE q shot Please,
sir. th wcrn't no commandments
then, SIR uestloner sits corrected.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AGAIN

To the Editor OF The Eagle.
DEAR SIR-In your Fridays issue l see
an article copied from an Iowa paper on
"Woman's Suffrage, In which the ques-
ton is asked why are women so indiffer-
ent to privilege they can have for the
asking?"
Then In the name Of common sense why
has not equal suffrage been granted If that
Is all that is required. For they have
worked, begged and prayed for freedom
these last forty years, would respect
fully request the benighted editor TO make
visit to the capitol of any state and look
up the yards and yards Of petitions that
have from time to time In spite Of opposi-
ton and failure flooded the legislative halls.
He admits that the English women steadily
use the privilege granted to those Of prop
erty to vote In municipal affairs, but con
cludes by saying whether the influence OF
woman viii purify public life or not the
masses of Americanswomen do not want
the ballot, would not use it, and so would
not give It fair trial If thrust upon
them"
Now the gentleman has jumped at con
clusions withou, looking up the subject
very carefully and hiss formed his opinion
from remarks msde by one or two women
with whom he has happened 10 converse.
The excellent report Of the municipal
election of Kansas Is sufficient proof thai
women vii vote when they hsve 81 oppor
tunity.
We quote from the statistical report OF
Judge Adams, secretary Of the State HIS
torical society. as follows: From 81.
cities the population, total vote snd the Tot'
| of both men snd women separately hsvs
been secured. The ioo;ings sre. population
436, ,S72; total vote. $3.50; vote Of Inen
63. .049; vote of women, "a, 6.i.
From twenty towns the vote OF me'
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30
OUR STATE DEBT.

Governor Martin, In speaking of the in
debtedness of Kansas, said: Practically
the state debt Is very small; that is, nearly
all of its outstanding bonds are owned by
the state permanent fund 1t has issued no
bonds since March, 1876, and the tax levies
for each fiscal year now cover the current
expenses Of all the departments of the
state government for the same year. The
total amount of outstanding bonds Is, at
present, 1915, 600. or this amount $242,
500 were issued for military expenses dur
ing or Immediately after the close Of the
war. Three hundred and twenty thousand
dollars were issued to build the east wing
of the capitol In 1S6S-69, and the remain
der were issued prior to 1879 for the erec-
tion of various charitable institutions. The
permanent school fund owns 1914, 900 of
the outstanding state bonds; SO that only
$27O,5 500 of the outstanding state bonds are
held by individuals or companies. These
latter figures are those of the 31st of June
last, the close of fhe fiscal year" How
many grown states In the union have less
bonded Indebtedness than Kansas?
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30

80, 900 people bathing In It the year around,
and still we wonder at the prevalency of
crime.
II you should come here with the ex.
pectation that you viii anticipate the sea-
sons as you do east you VIII be greatly dis.
appointed In summer you cannot look
forward to the beautiful fal weather or
the coming Of winter with the pleasures 1t
brings. You cannot gather around the
winter fire and enjoy snch evenings as you
do east. The buckwhesi cakes with maple
syrup do not taste as good here; the pop
corn and cider Is not brought 10 TO lend en-.
chsntment to an evenings gatAring.
The hickory nuts are not cracked on the
hearthstone.
After one has lived here few years they
long for the pleasant changes Of the sea
sons and the life Of the east one cannot
endure the monotony Of one kind Of
weather and liye as an ambitious person
would Ike to 1--we. These pleasant changes
has stimulated the east to be Whist It is aud
10 do what It has done.
Old Californians who have made money
here go east for change, and the wealth.est
Californiaus are away from their homes
most Of the time. They OWL residences In
the cities east or foreign countries where
~. 4 - III
mate here Is delightful as long az ones
health Is good, but when ones health is
gone, climate Is no better here than there.
Conientmeni makes ali countries parable
and 81 states heaven.
Educa;e yourselves 10 the fact that han
sas possesses al the sdvsntages OF Call.
fornia, with the exception Of n mountsins and
al ocean of salt water b.! usders.and
that recently al ocean Of salt nss beea dis-
covered underneath the surface a your
coli. SO you VII want for nothing long
20 settle the difference between California
and Kansas car iruthfgily ssy that
Eansas csn sum up more advantages ihAn
California;
Ksnxss Is ;he cenier o! the [ piied States,
California 81 Tic extreme wes.eZn he
KGnsss hss 10 waste laad, California has
millious ot acres of 10 value Ehatever.
Eapszs 4 ntareT 10 the center o. pop1la-
:ion % the world sEd consequently hzs the
advantage az bstie7 Enarke,s f0- ker prod
Ucts, Ca1ifornis Is The fsr,hest and = a.
disGdv=ntsge
Kaafas being loczsei 20 centrally % al
tbs frai; producing reg.oas q tie country,
consequently kss more varieties Of frui' ia
her markets thsn Caatorr.A-
Kansss, beng in the midst o. the grtss
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-30

The sorghum sugar industry will follow
the laws of trade, and In that event the
great sorghum sugar factories win be loca
ted In Kansas City, the predestined com
mercial metropolis of the southwest-k.
&. Star.
''Predestined commercial metropolis Is
good. but the southwest don't recognize
the exclusiveness with which Kansas City
applies 1t. Wichita Is performing that
mission to the major portion Of the terri
tory embraced by the term southwest, and
will be prepared In due time TO take cart
of the sugar interest, as well as the Hive
stock and packing interests, and all other:
as they arise and develop: facts that art
not pleasant for our border neighbor t
contemplate to be sure, but facts just tht
same